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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

For example, in the 2008 hurricane season, four named storms arrived. Public Affairs, New York, 443 pp. doi: 10.1108/DPM-08-2018-0263 Moreover, a strong La Niña resurgence during the North Atlantic Oscillation can accentuate the Spring and Autumn rainfall peaks and increase the likelihood of hurricanes. i] Muggah, R.

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

We started reviewing the revenue structures of all municipalities in Florida from 2008 to 2018, considering recession exerts different impacts on each revenue source. Hai (David) is an associate professor of public administration at the Department of Public Policy and Administration, Steven J. Authors’ Bios.